1. Remove the current layer by closing Alt and pressing 3 times L.

2. Working with the Move Tool's instrum you can choose any layer by clicking on the part of the object with a pressed Ctrl.

3. Double click on the top blue strip, in any window palette, will turn it.

4. Double click on the gray background will open a dialog box for opening a file, SHIFT + Dual Click will open Adobe Bridge browser.

5. Tired of gray background around the image? Take the Paint Bucket Tool (bucket) tool, hook shift + click on the gray background and it will change in any color that you have chosen as the foreground color.

6. To select all the layers, press Alt + Ctrl + a.

7. Caps Lock will change your cursor to a clearer cross.

8. Press the F key, and you can select one of the 3 different screen modes, which will make the work area more.

9. To draw a straight line with a brush or pencil, make one click at the beginning point, then clamp shift + click at the end point.

10. Pressed Ctrl will turn any tool in the Move Tool (Move) while you hold it.

11. Ctrl + Alt + Click will create a copy of the image and move it along the movement of the mouse.

12. Pressed space (space) will turn any tool in the hand tool (hand) while you hold it.

13. Ctrl + Space + Click will increase the scale of the image, Alt + Space + click - reduce.

14. Pressing Ctrl and "+" or "-" changes the scale of the image as percentage.

15. If you use the Eyedropper Tool (pipette) with a pressed alt - this will allow you to take a color sample for the background color.

16. MEASURE TOOL (LINE) - Make a line, and then hook alt and create another line from the end of the first - this will help you determine the angle between them.

17. Ctrl + Alt + Z and Ctrl + SHIFT + Z Use to cancel and return a series of actions.

18. Alt + Backspace and Ctrl + Backspace will fool the image of the foreground color and the background, respectively. SHIFT + Backspace will call the image fill dialog box. Alt + SHIFT + Backspace and Ctrl + Shift + Backspace will fool the image of the foreground and the background color, but leaving transparent places transparent at the same time.

19. If you clamp Alt and cause a free transformation using Ctrl + T, it will be made above the copy of the object. Ctrl + SHIFT + T will repeat any last transformation.

20. Canvas ramer can be easily enlarged using the Crop Tool tool, stretch it out of the canvas and click OK.

21. Ctrl + J will create a copy of the current layer.

22. CTRL + SHIFT + E Solves all visible layers into one, Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E eats a copy of the visible layers into one new layer.

23. When using marquee tool (highlight), hold the ALT to make the starting point of the highlighted area.

24. Ctrl + D to remove the selection, Ctrl + SHIFT + D to return selection.

25. When you create a selection using MARQUEE TOOL tool, climb space to move the selection, release to continue to allocate.

26. Pressing SHIFT and "+" or "-" will change the layer overlay mode to: Normal, Dissolve, Multiply, Screen, Overlay.

27. If the Brush tool or any other is selected, the layer transparency can be changed by pressing the corresponding digit on the keyboard:
- when you click on one digit
- To specify more accurate% transparency [Hold 7, and then 2, as a result, it will give 72%].

28. Hold Alt and make a click on the eye icon next to the layer icon on the layers palette to hide all other layers other than the current one.

29. The color sample can be taken not only from the image in Photoshop, but also outside the program. Reduce the photoshop window so as to see the image where you want to determine the color, take the Eyedropper Tool (pipette) tool, make the click inside the photoshop and not releasing it out the window.

30. Select a layer, Hold Alt and make a click on the border between the upper and current layer to create Cliping Mask, so The upper layer will be visible within the framework of the lower, and the lower will replace the mask.

31. Holding Alt Click the creation button of the new layer "Create a New Layer" on the layer palette to appear the settings dialog box for the new layer.

32. Select a layer and holding down Alt, make a click on the trash can on the palette of the layers, so The layer will be removed without a question. Make a selection for transparency where you want, go to the Channels tab and click Ctrl + click on the "Create New Channel" button, so on The alpha channel will be created only for selected areas.

33. File\u003e Automate\u003e CONTACT SHEET II - create small thumbs for each file, covered at the moment in photoshop, in a separate document in a row and sign them.

34. The MOVE Tool tool in the settings features the AUTO SELECT LAYER layer, depending on the location of the click.

35. Working with the Move Tool by pressing Alt + Shift + with the right mouse button on different objects of the image located on different layers, will allow you to select all these layers.

36. Working with Grid grid, pull the upper left corner where the scales for Grid are located, and the beginning of the reference will be in the place where you release the mouse key. Double click in the upper corner, reset the reference point in the original position.

37. By creating a path using the Pen Tool tool, you can hide / show it again using a Ctrl + Shift + H combination.

38. Navigation control using keys can be often more efficient mouse:

Home \u003d Scroll into the upper left corner
END \u003d scroll into the lower right corner
PageUp \u003d scroll up one page
Pagedown \u003d scroll down one page
Ctrl + pagep \u003d Scroll to the left for one page
Ctrl + PageDown \u003d Scroll to the right to one page
Shift + pagep \u003d scroll up at 10 pixel
Shift + pagedown \u003d scroll down on 10 pixel
Ctrl + SHIFT + Pagep \u003d Scroll to the left at 10 PIXEL
Ctrl + Shift + Pagedown \u003d Scroll to the right on 10 PIXEL

39. Ctrl + TAB will switch you between different windows with images.

40. F12 will return the condition of the image that was in the last preservation.

41. Hot keys for channels: RGB, CMYK, Indexed Color

Ctrl + "~" \u003d RGB
Ctrl + 1 \u003d Red
Ctrl + 2 \u003d Green
Ctrl + 3 \u003d Blue
Ctrl + 4 \u003d Other Path
Ctrl + 9 \u003d Other Path
Ctrl + "~" \u003d CMYK
Ctrl + 1 \u003d Light Green
Ctrl + 2 \u003d Pink Red
Ctrl + 3 \u003d Yellow
Ctrl + 4 \u003d Black
Ctrl + 5 \u003d Other Path
Ctrl + 9 \u003d Other Path
Ctrl + 1 \u003d indexed
Ctrl + 2 \u003d Other Path
Ctrl + 9 \u003d Other Path

42. Holding the Ctrl on the Navigator palette you can stretch the red rectangle, thereby scaling the image.

43. Hold Alt and make a click at any step in history, so The step will be copied.

44. Click Alt and pull the step from one Action to another, get a copy of the action.

45. In the Lens Flare filter (FILTER\u003e RENDER\u003e LENS FLARE), set the exact coordinates by closing Alt + by clicking on the preview window.

46. \u200b\u200bHolding SHIFT + Alt The transformation of the object will be made proportionally from the center.

47. If you have a Move Tool tool, and you want to copy something, simply clamp alt and pull the image. Holding SHIFT + Alt The object is easy to move along the tensioning Grid.

48. If you want to level the horizon or uneven edges after scanning, take the MEASURE TOOL tool (ruler), draw a line along your curve, then go to Image\u003e Rotate Canvas\u003e Arbitrary, the turning angle value of Photoshop will substitute, it remains to click OK and image turned.

49. If you create something in Illustrator "E, sweep and paste in Photoshop, it will ask what form to insert: pixel or shape.

50. To display the Rules panel, press Ctrl + R.

51.To the image was clearly in the center of Ctrl + A, Ctrl + x, Ctrl + v.

52. CTR + E Solte the current layer with the underlying.

53. If the Brush Tool is selected, you can control the brush diameter using the [and] buttons.

54. Double click on the Zoom Tool tool will return the scale of the image 100%, and by the hand Tool tool will stretch the image to the screen area.

55. Working with the text:

Ctrl + H will hide the selection of selected characters.

If you are allocated symbols, make a click in the font type selection string, and you can use the arrow on the keyboard to select the type of font.

Alt + Left or right arrow will change the indentation between characters by 10.

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow left or right will change the indentation between the Sivolas per 100.

56. Ctrl + Alt + T will create a copy of the object you want to transform.

57. Ctrl + Alt + Arrow to the right, left, up or down scores the current layer and shifts to 1px.

58. Change the active layer using Alt + [or].

59. Move the active layer up or down using Ctrl + [or].

60. To hide the GRID guides, press Ctrl +

61. CTRL + [PLUS key] will increase the scale of the image, Ctrl + [Minus Key] - reduce. Ctrl + Alt + [Key Plus] will increase the scale and window size, the same for Ctrl + Alt + [minus key].

62. Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool tool, click Backspace to cancel the last step.

63. Press X to activate the foreground color and background places.

64. Press D To reset colors settings for the foreground and the background in the default color: black and white.

65. To display the palette with the BRUSHES settings, press F5.

66. To display the Layers palette, press F7.

67. Ctrl + Click on the layer icon on the layer palette will create a layer content.

68. If you want to see the contents of the layer mask, then clamp Alt and make a click on the layer mask.

69. Alt + Click on the creation mask icon for layer will create a black mask.

70. When using Polygonal Lasso Tool, clamp SHIFT to create straight corner with a pitch of 45 degrees.

71. In order to move on the visible part using the capture, use a clamping space in the selection mode (V).

72. CTRL + SHIFT + N will create a new file, with the output of the dialog box; Ctrl + SHIFT + ALT + N will create a new layer in the working file.

73. Let's return to the brushes, the [and] keys are reduced and increase the diameter of the brush, and SHIFT + [or] will change the brush rigidity.

74. Click Alt to Burning Tool to perform the Dodge Tool function, and vice versa.

75. Stamp Tool clones images (Alt + Click - to determine the area for copying). It also works if several images are open in Photoshop and you can also clone any sections from other images, it is enough just to arrange images within visibility on the screen.

76. Ctrl + Click on the layer icon creates the selection of an object on this layer. If you need to highlight more than 1 object on multiple layers, hold the SHIFT additionally.

77. To combine the palettes in one, pull the labels of any tab to another palette to other shortcuts and it moves.

78. When you create text, pressing ENTER will create a new string to finish writing Press Ctrl + Enter or ENTER on the numeric keypad.

79. You can move the layer to any other open image in Photoshop, T.O. A copy of the layer will be created. Hold when dragging pressing the shift and the contents of the layer will be inserted well in the center.

80. Create a new document in Photoshop size 500x500px, create a new layer, take the Brush Tool tool, select the standard round, any diameter and put the point at the top of the center (position as in the clock 12). Press Ctrl + Alt + T, it will create a copy of the point and allows you to transform it. Pull the point in the center of the transformable Pivot point object and install it clearly in the image center, at the top. Enter the angle of the 30 degrees and click OK. And now the trick - press Ctrl + SHIFT + ALT + T 10 times and you will see what happens.

81. SHIFT + Click on the blue top strip from the toolbar or palette, moves them to the side border of the window.

82. How to choose a group of layers without using a layer palette? How to select one layer, we know from paragraph 81, and add another layer in the group you can enjoy Ctrl + Shift and making a click on a part of the object located on another layer.

83. Delete several layers can be removed by simple perrusting of the layer group on the basket icon on the palette of the layers, how to choose a group know from paragraph 82.

84. Press TAB to hide the toolbar and palette, SHIFT + TAB will score only palettes.

85. After applying the filter, its action can be mitigated using the Fade function by pressing SHIFT + CTRL + F.

86. Copy the layer mask, you can having threw it with a pressed alt on another layer.

87. From the vertical GRID guide, it is easy to get a horizontal, selecting the Move Tool tool, clamp Alt and click on the guide itself. And vice versa.

88. Saving a document using Save for Web Information about the document is lost to save information Use Save AS.

89. For the best organization of the layers - grouped the selected by pressing Ctrl + G.

90. To display the Rules panel, press Ctrl + R

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Photoshop features are limitless: With this program, you can create luxurious visualization, the desired atmosphere, emphasize the mood of the picture or completely transform it. It is not always necessary to spend hours or even days for the processing of one photo - often enough minutes and knowledge of several techniques in Photoshop.

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Get rid of "Ledney" in the gradient

Often, the use of the gradient leaves behind the "ladder" - color transitions, visible to the naked eye. Many designers do not imagine how to get rid of them, although there is a simple and fast way. To start, change the image mode from 8 bits by 16 bits in the tab Image / Image.. Convert a layer into a smart object if it is not, - you can do it in the tab Filters / Filters.. Here are found item Blur / blur and turn on Blur over the surface / Surface blur. Moving sliders, achieve the result that will suit you.

If there are several sharp transitions after blur left, create a new layer with a Ctrl + Shift + N key combination, in the window that opens, select Mode Overlapping / Overlay And check the function Fill with neutral / Fill with Overlay-Neutral Color. Open tab Filters / Filters., Choose a section Noise / Noise And turn on the tool Add Noise / Add Noise. In the window that opens, set the value that will help hide the remaining transitions.

How to make a gradient softer

Create the effect of sun rays

To add the sun's rays to the image, first you need to choose the brightest sections of the picture - it is from there and the sun will shine. Make it the easiest tool Color Range / Color Range.

When the tool window opens, select the mode in the first drop-down list Illumination / Highlights.. Then move the parameter slider Scatter / fuzziness left and focus on the parameter Range / Range.. It is necessary to make so that the brightest sections of the image are selected.

Once you click the "OK" button, the program itself will select the desired sections - copy them to a new layer using the Ctrl + J command and convert the layer into the smart object. Go to the tab Filters / Filters., Select Blur / blur and then - Radial blur / RADIAL BLUR. In point Blur method / Blur Method Put Linear / Zoom And set the parameter Number / Amount. Maximum. In a small window on the right, the program will show how blur will be located, it is very important to correctly designate the center, which must match the light source.

To make rays more saturated, it is enough to create a duplicate layer using the Ctrl + J command the required number of times. All created layers highlight, click on it right-click on the list of layers and select item Convert to Smart Object / Convert to Smart Object. Now it remains only to add a bit of blur: go to Blur Gallery / Blur Gallery And select Tool Blur field / Field Blur - With it, you can adjust the degree of dispersion at different parts of the layer.

If you want to make an image more realistic, try different layer overlay effects; You can still create a mask and remove some rays from the image using the tool Brush / Brush Tool. To make a picture even more attractive, you can create a layer-fill, set it transparency about 3-5% or experiment with the tool Curves / Curves.

How to create the effect of sun rays in Photoshop

Unusual way to control brightness using curves / Curves

All who works in Photoshop, use the tool Curves / Curvesbut few know what is capable horizontal Curve / CurveBut its use is one of the simplest and most convenient techniques in Photoshop.

To test a new way to use the tool, open any image, create a correction layer. Color Tone / Saturation / Hue / Saturation, reduce the parameter Saturation / Saturation. to a minimum and transfer layer to overlay Soft Light / Soft Light. Then create a layer with Curves / Curves., Apply it to a saturation layer by clicking on it with the Alt pinch, and make a neat horizontal curve. Select the hand icon on the panel Curves / Curves And click on the fragment whose brightness does not suit you - you can easily manage the light and dark areas of the image with the mouse without affecting the shades.

Horizontal curve - a convenient way to control the brightness without affecting shades

We do the sky more saturated

Open the desired image in Photoshop and create a new layer-fill over it. As a color, select a darker tint of the sky. Now make a layer with color only in the sky, - turn on the mask and go through the desired areas with Brushes / Brush Tool. Then go B. Overlay Settings / Blending Options - We are interested in settings Overlay, if / BEND, IF. Load the cursor to the arrow near the parameter Layer / Underlying Layer And click on it with a pinch key Alt - the arrow is divided into two parts, moving which you can achieve the desired effect. If you stopped and the sky is too saturated, you can always change the transparency of the layer.

Create a dramatic effect is very simple

Create rain effect

The Photoshop program already has a special function to create the effect of the rain, you only need to find it. Go to the tab Window / Window, Select Operations / Actions, and then - Image Effects / Image Effects. In the list that opens, find the tool Weak Rain / Light Rain, Select it and press the arrow at the bottom of the window. The program itself will create an effect, but you can adjust it manually.

Rain effect can be created in a couple of minutes.

Change the time of day per minute

To begin with, create a correction layer Color Search / Color Lookup, in the tool settings, locate the file NightFromDay.Cube. - The image will already change the colors. Then create a new correction layer Gradient Map / Gradient Map. Among gradients need to find Blue1 / Blue1 Or create it yourself yourself. After the gradient layer is created, change the overlay mode on Soft Light / Soft Light. It remains only to correct the image using the tool Curves / Curves.

Photoshop for you in a novelty? We will help you figure out what's what!

Studying Photoshop can take a lot of time, and there are many things about which I, to my regret, did not know when I started to do it. Therefore, today I present to your attention ten useful notes, thanks to which it will be much easier to work with Photoshop! You will learn about the most important tools and tricks that even the newcomer can master.

1. Get acquainted with tools

This is a PHOTOSHOP toolbar.

Click on a double arrow to arrange the tools on the panel in one or two rows.

Have you known that you can configure it?

Although many useful tools will always be in sight of you, you can miss additional tools hidden behind the triangles in the lower right corner, using only the fact that the "on the surface" is located.

So adjust the toolbar for yourself - let it be a useful reminder that is worth trying new tools!

Click Edit\u003e Toolbar. (Editing\u003e Toolbar ...) to manually select Tools. Group them, according to priority levels - for example, one group can be the tools that have yet to master, and the other is those that you use constantly.

Do not overload the tool panel that you do not use; Instead, place your favorite tools in it!

Decide with the main set of tools

All tools will not be needed in each work, and therefore it is important to create a strong base, with several flexible tools that are good in different types of work.

Here you see two different projects: drawing on the tablet and photograpure. Notice that the tools for both projects are identical?

While the first project is entirely a drawing, the second is very dependent on my illustrative skills. Therefore, do not worry if you are not yet familiar with these tools! Your main set should reflect your interests, be it design, picture or illustration.

And do not forget that many Photoshop tools can be used for different purposes. For example, tool Pen. (Feather) You can use as in order to separate the model from the background, and to create a vector illustration.

There are other tools that you need, but consider them secondary. For example, tools Pen. (Feather) and Move. (Move), at first glance, do not seem particularly creative, but they are needed (and sometimes needed very often) to improve the workflow.

What are your basic tools?

At the beginning you will always have favorites. But as you improve your skills, throw yourself a challenge and try new tools and creative effects.

2. Acquaintance with the layers panel

Simultaneous keystroke Control-SHIFT-N Creates a new layer.

Panel layers Very effective and useful. It will change your look at the development by opening you countless features in Photoshop.

But how?

Well, in general, the panel allows you to control multiple parameters. Opacity (Opacity), FILL (Fill) and Color (Color) Only a few of them. With these parameters, you can change your layers by creating many cool effects.

Text effects, for example, are often created using incredible Layer Styles. (Layer styles).

At the beginning, you may, you will use the panel of the layers on its primary purpose - to keep your work on separate layers, but I highly recommend dealing with it in more detail. Examine the panel as you can, and you will discover new ways to create detailed work.

Are you experiencing problems with color? Try to work S. Layer Blend Modes. (Layer overlay modes). Want to get a brighter result? Perhaps your decision is Adjustment Layer. (Corrective layer).

3. Save time with layer masks

The time has come to spend an important conversation - a conversation about the layer masks.

Newbies layer masks can confuse, but they are vital for efficient editing.

To take advantage of a layer-mask:

Here I painted a circle in the middle of a mask to show a white background under a layer filled with blue

Use a layer masks in any way! Implement them into your usual work so that any adjustments can always be painlessly cancel.

Most of the time of difficulty with this function arise due to misunderstanding when it uses. Newcomers often just take advantage of the tool Eraser. (Eraser), as this is the fastest solution.

You can also use masks to create isolated objects, and then insert them into your work.

4. Control-S Right?

Quality matters, so before you save the work and close the program, think about what:

• Why do I need this file?
• Where can I store it?
• What format do I need him?
• How to save it in the best quality?

Above you see a comparison of different levels of quality, 1 - 83%, 2 - 1%. The image taken with Envato Elements.

What and where

The answer to the first question is whether your job is used online. In graphic materials for online posts, quality is not so important, while printed materials should be stored with high resolution. Explore the guidelines for printing to understand what such important settings are needed for Color Modes.(Color profile) and how to manage them.

Keep your files in such a place on the computer where you have quick access. Photoshop can issue an error if some elements are lacking in the file (for example, fonts), so try to keep everything in order.

Format and quality

Now that you know what your work is meant for, you can proceed to maintain it in a suitable format. Many designers retain their work in several formats - it provides additional flexibility.

Click File\u003e Export\u003e Save for Web (File\u003e Export\u003e Save for Web).

Check what your work with different compression settings looks. Avoid loss of quality!

How well will look like your design in printed form?

You need to save in different formats even in order to understand print quality. If, for example, in your drawing, design or other work contains bright neon colors, then you may be disappointed with a physical result.

Minimalistic design is a huge trend partially because it gives great opportunities when printing. This design is often easier to print, and therefore it is used more often.

What looks good on the screen will not always look as good and on paper. There are many reasons for this, and the essence of one of them lies in the exactly of the ink lay on paper. Even for this step it is absolutely necessary understanding of the difference between color profiles. RGB. and CMYK..

Work according to your situation. To open / change Color Mode.(Color Profile) of your file, click Edit\u003e Color Settings (Editing\u003e Setting up colors ...).

Test your work by printing them in printing! To achieve the best result, learn the subtleties of the printer of a specific printing.

6. Sets! Sets! Sets!

In the real world there are such pieces as a short time and frightening tasks. Therefore, save precious time using built-in Photoshop sets!

There are sets of brushes, figures, patterns and many other. You can quickly add a filter to the photos or create a brochure with abstract elements.

To view them all, click Edit\u003e Presets\u003e PRESET MANAGER(Editing\u003e Sets\u003e Sets Management).

Some of my favorite sets are sets of brushes. Sets of brushes from your favorite artists - it is also cool, but take advantage of those that you already have!

These sets include various textures, beautiful gradients and more.

In the screenshot you see an example of a set of wet media brushes (wet brushes).

Use sets to create stunning effects! They are already organized for your convenience, so everything you need to do is download them and start work.

7. With ease, change the colors using correction layers.

Create incredible lighting schemes by making just a couple of clicks!

Adjustment Layers. (Corrective layers) are just perfect for beginners in Photoshop. They allow you to change the many visual aspects of your work without any problems.

Need to save the original photo? No problems. Tools that leave the ability to roll back any changes, such as corrective layers, will help you create stunning effects without loss of quality.

To take advantage of the correction layer Color Lookup. (Color Search):

Click Layer\u003e New Adjustment Layer\u003e Color Lookup (Layer\u003e New Corrective Layer\u003e Color Search). Select a file set 3dlut file. From the drop-down menu. Click OK and enjoy the result.

Photo from ENVATO Elements.

Corrective layers is one of my favorite tools, and I am insanely pleasing to the fact that they are as well as suitable for illustrations on the tablet!

Artists specializing in drawing in Photoshop use these corrections to try different color palettes before making a final solution. Explore different lighting schemes and much more with incredible tools, such as, for example, Curves. (Curves).

8. Learn to organize your workspace

Chefs love to contain their kitchens clean, as it contributes to their accuracy and productivity. So why not create yourself a pure workplace in Photoshop?

The organization contributes to the creation of a good working atmosphere. And even if it seems that there is a very in a creative, organized workplace can improve your work.

To start, close all the unnecessary tabs!

After that, there are still a lot of ways to do is still careful. For example, you can fix and disconnect your favorite panels and tool kits.

Then click Window\u003e Arrange. (Window\u003e Organize).

Select one of the listed location options so that all your documents are displayed carefully. Keep the sources of inspiration at hand so that it is easier to get to them.

Standard solution is CONSOLIDATE ALL TO TABS(Combine everything on tabs), but you can also choose, for example, 2-Up Vertical(2 up, horizontally) to put the sample next to their work.

Need to return your workplace in the original appearance? Click Window\u003e Workspace\u003e Reset Essentials (Window\u003e Working Environment\u003e Reset the main working environment).

The workplace of each artist will be different. Someone like to see more operating panels than others. For example, I do not care about this, since I prefer to minimize the mess. But no matter how much to do you personally, you can always configure the working environment as you want.

9. Lighten the pen tool

Tool Pen. (Pen) (P) Sometimes may scare, however, over time you can fully master it.

To begin with, examine the tool itself. Option Path. (Contour) is needed to highlight the region, and Shape (Figure) Allows you to create your own figures.

Then get to know S. Path Operations.(Circuit operations), Alignment(Contour alignment) and Arrangement. (Streamlining contour). Designers who are familiar with Adobe Illustrator may be easier to get comfortable with this tool.

The best way to master something is to experiment! Create a bunch of lines and curls, and then play with the settings, like Blending Options. (Overlay parameters). Opportunities are truly limitless! Do not forget to use the pen tool when creating text effects, illustrations and many other things!

10. Remember hot keys

Hot keys is not a novelty.

However, designers sometimes have problems with their memorization. Want to learn a small trick that will help you remember these keys?

Try this old trick to help think of the tools. When you think about the hot key, imagine the image that explains what it is, or how to use it.

Pressing the letter in which causes the tool Brush. (Brush), I automatically imagine it:

Remember these priority keys. As in the first part of the lesson, it is important to figure out what hotkeys you need the most. You will also need to remember additional keys related to your favorite tools.

To increase the size of the brush, for example, click the right or left square bracket: [ or ] .

Your favorite hotkeys you will remember with ease, as you will often use them, but it is worth investigating new opportunities.

You do not master Photoshop in one day, and it is absolutely normal! Just think about it as a creative adventure, which over time is becoming better.

Before you close this lesson, remember:

1. Decide with its main set of tools
2. Meet the layers panel
3. Save time with layer masks
4. Completely save files
5. Know the difference between printing guidelines and for the Internet
6. Use sets ...
7. ... and adjusting layers.
8. Organize your workplace.
9. Examine the pen tool.
10. Remember hot keys.

Try these advice and tell us in the comments about the most useful for you!

As already mentioned in the first lesson on the skill of photoshop, that you never cease to learn from a new one in this program. New methods and tools available for use are always appearing. We decided to collect another 25 techniques and advice in photoshop needed to each designer.
Sit down, carefully read and enjoy the unexplored!

Master manipulation using the "Puppet Warp" tool.

This tool is not used so often as other photoshop tools, but if it works, it turns you into a design star! Puppet deformation allows you to install points (pins) on the layer and then manipulate and flex an object in a realistic manner. In other words, a peculiar framework is created, which allows you to control the changes of the object like a puppet.

Below is the image of the snake, which I removed from the background and placed on your own layer.

Using puppet warp (Puppet Warp), I added several checkpoints to the object and changed the position of the snake on the surface. Great, isn't it?

You can find more detailed information on this tool.

Editing with one click using adjusting layers (Adjustment Layers).

You are all familiar with the correction layers and know which incredible result can be obtained using them. But you may not notice that some of the corrective layers contain very interesting and useful settings. In my example below, I opened the Corrows Correcting Layer (Layer-New Adjustment Layer -Curves) and at the top of the Options dialog box opened the drop-down menu of the already specified settings.

More-img1.jpg.

I especially like the set of settings inside the correction layer "Black and White" (Black and White).

Did you know?

You can use the adjustment layer as a clipping mask to a specific layer, if you click at the bottom of the correction dialog box of the two rings icon (Clipping Mask). Otherwise, the correction will affect all the layers below.

Full control over contours in the contours panel (paths).

If you spend time, drawing contours in photoshop, the "contours" panel (Paths) is mandatory for you. The palette of contours in Photoshop is essentially the same as the palette of the layers, but serves only to create contours.

In this panel, you can create new outlines and delete them, download their allocation, circle and pour in any color.

Creating and editing your own key combinations.

Have you ever a desire to change the key combinations in Photoshop default or create your own? It is easy to do. Go to the Edit-keyboard Reduction menu (Edit | Keyboard Shortcuts).

In this panel, you can change the default settings and even add your own.

Perfect control over the Text Tool (Type Tool) with the "Symbol" palette (Character).

The "Symbol" palette contains all the necessary features for editing text and paragraphs. Access to the palette is carried out through the Window-Character menu or with an active tool "Text" (Type Tool), click in the upper menu of the edge icon on the right.

Optimization of the workflow using the Operating Environment function (Workspace).

Photoshop represents five windows operating settings. One for 3D images, for design, movement, drawing and photos. Choosing one of the workspaces, you will see that Photoshop opens the most necessary panels for work in this area and organized in such a way that the necessary functions become easily accessible.
Working Environment Selection is carried out through the Window menu | WorkSpace (Working Wednesday window).

You can also create and save your own workspace. Go to the Window menu | Workspace | New Workspace (Window Working Environment-New Working Environment), assign the name of the working environment. This is a very useful advice if you use several workflows.

Bending reality with filter "Plastic" (Liquify).

My favorite filter in Photoshop - Plastic (Filter | Liquify). You can create interesting deforming effects here, but looking realistic.

Under the example below, I used the brush in the plastic filter to increase the eye of the girl and spinning the hair to give the image a bit of madness.

Exclusion of confusion in working with the "Showing Layer Edges" function.

The function of showing the edge of the layers during your work is very useful. It is convenient if you work in a document with a plurality of layers and it becomes difficult to say where it is (at what level) one or another layer. Access to this feature is done through the menu: View | Show | Edges Layer (View-Show-Edge Layer).

Now when you click on the layer or several layers, they will be highlighted in the working window of the document.

Selecting specific colors and shades with the Color Range function.

A huge part of work in Photoshop is the allocation of objects. And to make it quickly and efficiently will help you with the Color Range (Color Range) function. It allows you to highlight any color or shade.

Access via Menu: Select | Color Range (Selection-Color Range).
At the top of the dialog box, you can choose any color or range of lights, shadows and halftone.

As soon as you click OK, your selected area will be highlighted. In the example below, I chose the range of lights to be selected on the photo.

Organization and classification of documents.

In the uppermost program panel there is an icon of the organization of files with a drop-down menu. This is a very useful feature in case you have a lot of documents or if you work with one or more documents simultaneously.
The work area of \u200b\u200bthe screen will reflect such a number of files that you select from the list.

Configuring the PHOTOSHOP menu default.

If the absolute rationalization of the process is needed, you can configure the default program menu. Remove what you do not need during the work. To perform the settings, go to the Edit menu | MENUS (editing menu).
To remove unnecessary parameters, simply click on the eye icon in the settings dialog box.

Did you know?

You will also burn to highlight certain menu items in any color on the menu bar. We simply click on the word "no" (none) in the column and assign any color from the drop-down list.

Editing and setting up your brush.

The brush settings panel (Window-Brush or F5) allows you to fully control the operation of your brush. Here you can make any changes to the already existing tool parameters or create your own brushes and save these adjustments in the form of a new brush.

Use the mask palette.

The layer masks provide incredible conditions for non-destructive editing of the layers. But if you never investigated the parameters of this method, then we do not know half of the flexibility inherent in this tool.

The layer mask is added by pressing its icons at the bottom of the layer panel (Add Layer Mask). Open the "Masks" palette (Window | Masks). When choosing a mask you created on the layer, all functions are immediately activated in the masks panel. Below I created a mask with a copy of the Red Alpha Channel (Red Channel) in the photo.

Adjusting the decisive function (Feather) in the masks panel, I can create a soft focus effect on the photo. The effect is preserved completely and can be edited without prejudice to the original photo.

Knowing these parameters gives much more flexibility to the disguise process.

Editing JPG images in Camera Raw.

There are a number of excellent tools found in Camera Raw, and they are not limited to the family formats of the chamber. You can open any JPG images in Camera Raw. Open Bridge (icon in the highest menu), select the image and click on it, by selecting it, selecting from the menu - open in Camera RAW (Open in Camera Raw).

One of my favorite tools with Camera Raw is a corrective brush (Adjustment Brush). The following is an example of editing an image using this tool. You can see the lesson on using a corrective brush.

Using alpha channels for more accurate selection.

It is often overlooked by the method of isolating the object from the background on the mask using alpha channels.

For example, we have a bird on a white background that you want to delete. Open the Channels Palette and choose the most contrasting channel for our image. In this photo, the Blue Channel (Blue) is the most contrast.
Copy this channel by dragging it to the thumbnail to the icon of the new channel at the bottom of the palette.

If desired, we can remove the remaining black areas on the bird using a white brush (Brush). Next, load the selection of this channel (Ctrl + click on its icon), return to the layers panel (Layers) and hide the background on the mask by pressing it the icon below the layers panel.

Relief design with the "Texturizer" function (texturizer).

This is one of the small filters of a program that can inspire on experiments from time to time. Download this filter through the Filter menu | Texture | Texturizer (texture-texture filter-texture).

I used a tree photo to create texturing.

In the filter dialog box, choose the canvas texture (Canvas). The effect is not bad, but not particularly interesting.

There will be a real pleasure to use your own textures. You can download them into the filter by clicking on the arrow next to the section "Texture". The only requirement is that the format of the loaded texture should be PSD.

In the example below, I downloaded the original image of this tree as its texture that creates an interesting effect in the picture.

Creating gif animation in Photoshop.

Creating gif animation is not what I often do, but when there is an opportunity, I use it. Making the personnel of animation in Photoshop is not only incredibly simple, but also interesting. Open the animation panel (Window | Animation) and create a new frame by pressing the icon below the panel. You can edit, add and rearrange the document for each frame. Then select the display time of the frame by pressing the arrow below the miniature frame. To view the animation, use the player keys at the bottom of the panel. To save the animation in GIF format, go to the File menu | Save for Web & Devices (File-Save for Web and Devices). Select GIF as a file format.

Clearing with the Info panel.

You may ask what is the "Info" panel (INFO) and why it takes place on the screen. I also asked it a question myself many times, but the truth is that the Info panel contains a lot of useful information.

Look at the screenshot below and you will see what data are reflected in this panel.

Working with color schemes through the extension "Kuler".

If you were interested in color schemes in excess of the default program, then, probably, you know about the project "Adobe's Kuler Project". This is a community on the Internet dedicated to flowers with a huge number of interesting options and color ideas. Access to the extension "Kuler" is carried out through the Window | Extensions | Kuler (cooler-extension window). With the "Cooler" panel, you can search and view any color options, and you can also visit the site page. As soon as you find the resulting color solutions, you can add them to your palette "Samples" (Swatches) for further work.

Editing video in Photoshop.

I bet that you did not know that the video could be changed within the photoshop program. It is very easy to do. You can import videos through the menu: Layer | Video Layers | New Video Layer From File (Layer Layers Video New Video Layer File). All video frames are edited as a regular layer. To access individual frames, you need to open the timeline of the animation (Window | Animation). In addition, you can make global changes in the video by adding correction layers in the layers panel.

A quick video lesson on the use of video layers is presented.

Creating vignette using corrective layers.

I recently found a way to create a vignette using the Gradient Fill Corrective Layer. I love correction layers, so this method has made this method into the piggy bank of its tricks.

Open any of your photo. I used the photo you see below.

Now add the Corrective Layer "Gradient" (click on the correction icon at the bottom of the layer panel and select from the list - Gradient Fill). We set the direction of the color of the gradient from white transparent to black. Change the mixing mode of this layer on soft light (Soft Light).

Further, on the gradient layer (Gradient Fill), open the layer styles (click on the Add Layer Style icon) at the bottom of the layer panel and add the style of the Gradient Overlay style (Gradient Overlay), but already with a radial style. We again use the color from the translucent white to black.

This method is good because the vignette always remains editable and the correction layer can be transferred to a new document with automatic resizing.

Source photo.

Perfect placement when using alignment objects.

This advice may be apparent for some, but you will be surprised how long I used photoshop before these tools noticed.

When you activate the Move Tool (V)), the alignment icons appear in the top panel. When you select a variety of layers (Ctrl + Click on miniatures of layers), then then try clicking on any of the data icons, and see what happens.

Knowing these functions, you can save a bunch of time in the working process.

Using the shift filter (offset) to create a repeating pattern.

Often you have to create your textures and patterns, so the "Shift" filter function is necessary.

To create a repeating pattern, you must select a square from your texture file. It is preferable to one that has a homogeneous tone. Copy (Ctrl + C) Selected Square to a new file of 500 × 500 Px.

Now go to the menu: Filter | Other | Offset and set the shift to the right and down horizontally and vertical to +250.

I entered the value of +250, because I have the size of the document 500 px, i.e. Shift half the size of the document.

Now, using a stamp tool (Clone Stamp Tool (S)), remove the line in the center of the document. This file can be saved as a repeating pattern and will look like a 500 Px seamless pattern.

Organization of your layer panel with grouping.

You can know this feature of the program well, but there are some nuances. I usually do not comply with layers, so the result of my projects may consist of a plurality of tens of layers. To keep the order in the work, I group layers in the structural parts. This is an important point in work, because the grouping allows you not to be confused in details when sharing files and work in the group.

Did you know?

Inside groups, you can create new groups for the further organization of the layers in the panel.

We looked at how to install a photopope and change the interface language. Today we consider the main teams without which the full work with this program is impossible.

How to start working with Adobe Photoshop?

Run photoshop

What to start working with Adobe Photoshop, it, like any other program, you must first run ( icon to start almost always there is on the desktop ).

Run photoshop

View image

To change photos in Photoshop, they need to open in it. To do this, go to the menu File → Open (or press the Ctrl + O key combination) and in the window that opens, choose the desired picture (in my case is picture.jpg from the archive at the end of the article).

Open the picture

Change scale

Sometimes photos are too large (not fully placed on the screen), and sometimes too small (nothing can be seen).

In such cases, the tool and its "optional buttons" on the toolbar (under the main menu) helps well. I think it is obvious that the button increases the image, and which reduces.
Increase the scale of the photo several times and see how its quality has changed. You can see "bricks", of which raster images are built - pixels.

Also increase (reduce) Photos can be using menu View or CTRL + and CTRL respectively. It is only a few of the many ways to change the scale in the Photoshop program.

Change the scale

When working with Adobe Photoshop, you also need to be able to quickly set the image real size. There are also many ways for this. Here are some of them:

Put the image to the real size

How to set an image the size that will be printedI think you yourself have already guessed. But, just in case, a couple of ways:

• Button "Fold" on the toolbar;
• Using the View menu 🙂

Set the image size that will be in print

Setting up photoshop interface

When working with computer programs, each user sets up their interface for itself: removes (adds) toolbar, changes their location, etc. How to do it?

For this purpose menu Window and View . Let's try to remove all the tools.
It's easy: you remove all ticks in the window menu.

Remove all panels and tools from the window

The window was "naked" and now it is definitely not clear what can be done with the image.

Display:

• tools ("strip" with a variety of buttons - is usually located at the left border of the window),
• parameters (panel for setting up tools and changes to their properties - is located under the main menu),
• layers (all work in photoshop is based on working with layers - after a couple of lessons we will look at what it is and with what it is eaten),
• navigator (this would see the thumbnail of your image, as it looks after the changes),
• and styles (and these are ready-made templates for changing the type of text or other objects of your creation).
  These all settings can be found. in the window menu . Also can be very helped when working the line. Find and display them in the View menu .

  Display the necessary tools for work and place them in convenient places for you.

What is color models?

Consider now color models, then there are ways and principles of color construction using quantitative characteristics.

I think everyone knows that from three main paints you can make any other shade, for example, yellow + red \u003d orange, red + blue \u003d purple, etc.

By the same principle, the display of colors and photoshop works. So-there, figuratively speaking, takes several main colors and "mix" in different proportions - the other colors and their shades are obtained.

The main color models in photoshop RGB and CMYK.

What does RGB mean?

RGB (Red-Red, Green Green, Blue Blue) - This is a color model that is used as basic in all computer systems. For RGB mode, all image editing features are available in Photoshop. And if you are preparing an image to display on a computer (for site, presentation, games, etc.), then this is the mode you want to use.

What is CMYK?

CMYK (Cyan Blue, Magenta-Purple, Yelloy-Yellow, Key- "Key") - This model describes real printing paints. Blue, purple and yellow paints make up the printing triad, but when mixed it, it is impossible to get the perfect black color, but the main paint is made in the number of major printing paints - black (I think those who have printers know that you need three Color and black paint 🙂). This model is used only in printing, therefore the transition to it must be done immediately before the seal itself, and edit the image is preferably in RGB mode.

To change the mode in Adobe Photoshop go to the menu Image → Mode → Select the desired mode .

Change the display modes and see if the photo type will change.

How to make a photo black and white?

In the same way as in the previous step, you can make a photo to make black and white – gray gradation regime (But this, if you certainly sure that color paints you have anything, or in the printer ended with a color cartridge - for experiments with color there are other ways, since in this mode you remove the color data and then you cannot restore them, even if Return RGB mode).

Change the display modes on grayscale.

What is the image resolution?

Another image characteristic is resolution - the number of points (pixels) per inch. Accordingly, the more resolution, the greater the file size. But does the picture quality improve with increasing permission?
This is not quite so.
Depending on the purpose of preparing images, they can be divided into several groups:

• to display on the screen (presentation, web page, animation, video) - it is considered to be correct to prepare such images with a resolution of 72 PPI or 96 PPI;
• when printing on the printer It takes into account its permission - the number of points per inch, which it can display (laser and inkjet printers have a resolution from 600 to 1200 dpi). The ratio between the technical resolution of the printer and the image resolution differs 4 times. That is if the technical resolution of the 800 DPI printer, then the image when printing will have a 200 PPI resolution.
  Accordingly, it is necessary to prepare images with a resolution of 150-300 PPI to print on the printer.
• for printing printing in printing house The image must have a 300 PPI resolution.

It is when creating an image (File → Create) You must specify the name, image size, resolution, color mode and select the background color.

Create a new print document, standard photo size (book orientation) and with a transparent background

How to open two windows at the same time in photoshop?

You have now two windows open. What would you have to see simultaneously, use the menu Window → Sort → Mosaic. Tool "Movement" "Drag" a picture on a new (empty) document and place it in the right place (for this you need to "grab" a picture and drag it into the right place, and only let go of the mouse).

Transfer to your new file a picture and place it in the right place.

We save a picture in Adobe Photoshop

To save the image, you need in the save window ( menu File → Save As ... or Ctrl + S ) Specify the desired name, file type (.jpg, .png, .gif, etc.) and the location. If you are going to once again edit this image, then you need to save it in Photoshop format.PSD.

Save your "new" picture in two formats.png i.psd called "Lesson 1" (two files)

In Adobe Photoshop CS5 there is a panel with which you can quickly configure the view of the window: scale, give / remove the rules sending, ordering windows, etc. - It seems to me that it is very convenient.

This end the lesson. 🙂

In the next lesson, consider how to allocate image areas and work with dedicated fragments.